Former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz is slamming Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst as he reports his fundraising totals for the latest cycle.

UPDATE: Here’s the Cruz campaign’s latest press release about that:

AUSTIN—The Ted Cruz for U.S. Senate campaign raised $542,618 in the pre-primary fundraising period from Apr. 1st – May 9th, more than the amount that David Dewhurst announced that he raised in the same period. The Cruz campaign has now raised over $6.1 million overall in the election cycle to date — more than Dewhurst has announced raising overall. Dewhurst publicly announced raising “over $500,000” in the last period and “more than $6 million” overall.

Cruz received 4,573 donations during this latest period. Overall, the campaign has received 34,555 total contributions from 20,821 unique contributors, 30,458 contributions under $250, and an average contribution size is $176. The campaign has received contributions from 855 Texas cities, 225 Texas counties, and all 50 states.

Cruz has more than 8 times as many donors (nearly 21,000) as Dewhurst has publicly reported (roughly 2,500). Other than his one principal donor — David H. Dewhurst — his fundraising has dropped precipitously. Dewhurst has now reported that he has personally given his campaign more money overall ($8 million) than he has been able to raise from other Texans.

“The strength of our campaign has always come from the grassroots. With nearly 35,000 contributions from over 850 Texas cities and all 50 states, conservatives are ensuring that Ted’s positive, optimistic message is not drowned out by the relentless barrage of false, negative attacks that Dewhurst is personally funding,” said James Bernsen, the campaign communications director. “Conservatives across Texas and America are embracing this campaign because they recognize it has become ground zero now in the fight between true conservatives and the moderate establishment. Texans want a strong conservative fighter, not another timid, career politician in Washington.”

Cruz has earned endorsements from many of the top conservative leaders in Texas and nationally, including Governor Sarah Palin, Tea Party Express, Rand Paul and, just today, radio talk show host Sean Hannity. The campaign has also been endorsed by Senators Jim DeMint, Tom Coburn, Mike Lee and Pat Toomey, as well as Mark Levin, Dr. James Dobson, Gun Owners of America, Family Research Council Action PAC, Concerned Women PAC, Cathie Adams, Texas Home School Coalition PAC, Kelly Shackelford, David Barton, Peggy Venable, Young Conservatives of Texas, over 200 Texas Republican women leaders, and more.

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NOTE: This is the third press release we’ve received with some changes, so in the interest of not having the world’s longest blog post, I’ve removed the previous two.